Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Missouri (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Human Resources Specialists population in Missouri, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Missouri, United States

$37,300 – $149,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $74,670 for Human Resources Specialists in Missouri, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Human Resources Specialists compares in Missouri, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

At $74,670, the annual mean wage for HR Specialists in Missouri (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025) sets the baseline for calculating replacement costs using SHRM's 50% to 200% multiplier, which yields an estimated range of $37,300 to $149,300. Your actual cost depends on how quickly you hire and how long a new employee takes to become productive.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Missouri, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$74,670$75,771

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